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>Marion Kings legacy is deeply inbeded into the previous Irish generetion as a lot of people still do remember her for her popular radio preseting role for RTE. Marion King suggested a radio programme for children interested in learning to draw for RTE in 1943. She Didnt want to just teach kids how to draw, but instead inspire them to awaken their imagination to the idea of creating art. The programme was widely succesfull amongst children, many of which remember the show to this day. Due to the shows popularity it went on for a consecutive 20 years so it was watched and rembered by two generations of children in Ireland. The most memorable character from the show was show that she created was Sean Bunny. He was a rabbit mascot that gained popularity and even got his own newspaper cartoon strip in the Irish times due to popular demand at the time. The rabbit although popular at the time seems to be forgotten in the mainstream media since you cant find it for sale as a mascot or in media in genreal, but it did leave an imprint for the previous generations for years to remember. Same can be said for her show as RTE hasnt done any reruns of the show on radio or TV. Even though she was a succesfull painter the radio show she presented is what shes most remembered for.

She was also a renowed painter during her time ,but her legacy as a painter still holds up to the present day. In 2023 3 of her paintings sold for a combined total of 1,860 euro in Adams and sons auction house in Dublin. In fact, since 2010 53 years after her death she sold a total of 6 paintings which shows she still holds a high reputation amongst art collectors in Ireland. Her paintings were showcased in some of the best art gallerires in Ireland and she also experienced some international succes as some of her paintings were displayed in the Salon de Artistis Francais in Paris. She received her art education in the Leeds school of art.

A long with her paintings she also wrote popular childrens books. One of her books "Peign" was inspired by her radio show character Sean Bunny. She wrote several books that are remembered by the previous generations. Her books are still popular as you can purchase them in bookstores around Ireland and online. Some of her more rare books have been sold online for around 275 euro. proving at her popularity hasnt deminished.